Certification

Engineering 185°F - 300°F | Nylon

TECAMID ST - Super tough

Nylon was the first engineering resin. It has been used in applications ranging from electronic, marine, and automotive industries to fibers used to make carpet. Nylon has outstanding wear resistance and low frictional properties. It has very good temperature, chemical, and impact properties. However, nylon's one weakness is a propensity to absorb moisture and thus have poor dimensional stability.

TECAMID™ 6/6Type 6/6 general purpose standard grade nylon. Extruded in natural and black. (Weather Resistant Black Grade is also available as a custom.)

TECAMID™ has an excellent balance of properties which make it an ideal material for metal replacement in applications such as automotive parts, industrial valves, railway tie insulators, and other industry uses whose design requirements include high strength, toughness, and weight reduction.

Properties

Condition

Value

Test Method

Comment

Mechanical

Modulus of elasticity (tensile test)

@ 73°F

245,000

psi

ASTM D 638

Wear (K) factor

Against Steel, 40 psi, 50 fpm

200*10-10

in3-min/ft-lbs-hr

ASTM D 3702

Tensile strength at yield

@ 73°F

7,200

psi

ASTM D 638

Elongation at break

@ 73°F

60

%

ASTM D 638

Modulus of elasticity (flexural test)

@ 73°F

230,000

psi

ASTM D 790

Impact strength (Izod)

@ 73°F

17.0

ft-lbs/in

ASTM D 256

Rockwell hardness

R scale

112

ASTM D 785

Coefficient of friction

Dynamic, 40 psi, 50 fpm

0.28

ASTM D 3702

Thermal

Melting temperature

505

°F

ASTM D 2133

Deflection temperature

@ 66 psi

270

°F

ASTM D 648

Deflection temperature

@ 264 psi

147

°F

ASTM D 648

Thermal expansion (CLTE)

6.7*10-4

in/in/°F

ASTM D 696

Other

Moisture absorption

@ 24 hrs, 73°F

1.2

%

ASTM D 570

Moisture absorption

@ saturation, 73°F

6.7

%

ASTM D 570

Flammability (UL94)

HB

1)

1) 0.81 mm

This information is only to assist and advise you on current technical knowledge and is given without obligation or liability. All trade and patent rights should be observed. All rights reserved. Data obtained from extruded shapes material.
TECAMID™ - Ensinger Industries, Inc.